Giant octopus suffocates foolhardy dolphin that tried to eat it - New Scientist

Giant octopus suffocates foolhardy dolphin that tried to eat itNew Scientist
A post-mortem examination revealed one octopus tentacle extending down the dolphin's oesophagus, and the other seven stuck in the back of its throat. The tentacle suckers were gripping the throat walls and had blocked off the airway, causing the ...

Death by Octopus Is a Grisly Dietary Hazard for DolphinsSeeker
But as scientists packed the dolphin's carcass in ice and transported it for an autopsy at Murdoch University, one telltale clue pointed to a likely cause of Gilligan's demise: octopus tentacles protruding from his mouth. The octopus in question was a ...

Death by Octopus: This Dolphin Bit Off More Than He Could ChewLive Science
A dolphin named Gilligan might have bitten off more than he could chew when gulping down an octopus. The corpse of the dolphin, with the dead cephalopod's sucker-lined arms hanging out of its mouth, washed up on Stratham Beach in Western Australia ...